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relationship or the middle east. it has been building a foundation of economic ties based on trade and lots and lots of investments. and finance as well. we are seeing a lot of things being purchased in chinese you win and a lot of trade and a much more sophisticated financial relationship. and then slowly as these things start to get a little stronger, policy coordination, especially in a lot of these countries trying to diversify their economies and invest in infrastructure and building new projects. this lines up without initiative which is the same thing. chinese firms go overseas and build highways and there is a lot of convergence and what middle east dates and what china has to offer. we are seeing a sophisticated approach and you can look at this across a lot of different regions. it applies to's central asia and parts of south asia. and to wills point about how there is convergence in u.s. interests and china's interest, it wasn't long ago like 2016 president obama gave an interview where he chastised china
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and middle east. this is about an hour. >> thank you for that kind introduction, and i'd like -- thanks to everybody for coming out in these conditions. i'm originally from england and will be heading back there shortly, so preparation after southern california for a british winter. just like to begin by saying a few words -- first, how i came to this subject, were describing the scenes of the book. now, as you have already heard, the -- my previous book, the mighty wurletzer about cia front groups, nongovernment organizations made up of anticommunist, private citizens, engaged in cold war propaganda overseas and later emerged these groups were in fact being secretly funded and, to some extent, managed by the cia. one group i didn't really engage with in the mighty wurlitzer was the american friend office the middle east. and mainly because its purpose didn't seem to be so much to do with the cold war as with promoting the arab world to an american audience, and also it was antizionist, battling the i
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east, turn the back on the middle east, or pivot away from the middle east. that may prove illusionary. the middle east is not like vietnam. believe disengagement completely is possible. pax americana. right? >> wonderful introductory remarks. will come back to post-pax americana and post middle back to ica and come that. before i do that, some in the you've might not know gone further back in history of the united states in the middle east. going back to 176. overview in the recent book power, faith, and u.s. y event of how the involvement in the middle east. go into if you could that in cliff notes versions here. that's why i asked for the cliff notes version. notes of the f cliff notes but the comparative between the middle east and the founding of the united states and how the u.s. influenced the middle east development and at some point i think we'll also that has to do with the civil war and the statue of liberty. but let's start with the overview first? >> profound impacts on shaping another. he middle east was in the tally involved resolution. it's si
east, turn the back on the middle east, or pivot away from the middle east. that may prove illusionary. the middle east is not like vietnam. believe disengagement completely is possible. pax americana. right? >> wonderful introductory remarks. will come back to post-pax americana and post middle back to ica and come that. before i do that, some in the you've might not know gone further back in history of the united states in the middle east. going back to 176. overview in the recent book...
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away, and given his legacy in the middle east. i think that it will shape our discussion today. i am pleased to welcome our distinguished panel. i would like to first introduce senator jeanne shaheen, who needs very little introduction, from the great state of new hampshire the first woman in u.s. history to be elected both governor and senator. theserved since 2009 on armed services committee as well as the foreign relations committee. and what's interesting is you helped secure the new start treaty, which allowed the u.s. to resume critical inspections of russia's nuclear arsenal. that is particularly relevant. and then of course, senator joni ernst of iowa. she served in the military for over 23 years and became in 2014 the first woman veteran, woman combat veteran, to be elected to the senate. that is extraordinary. you were in the rotc in iowa before serving for those 23 years. welcome. and kathleen hicks, of course, who served under the obama administration. use served as the principal deputy under secretary of defense. we w
away, and given his legacy in the middle east. i think that it will shape our discussion today. i am pleased to welcome our distinguished panel. i would like to first introduce senator jeanne shaheen, who needs very little introduction, from the great state of new hampshire the first woman in u.s. history to be elected both governor and senator. theserved since 2009 on armed services committee as well as the foreign relations committee. and what's interesting is you helped secure the new start...
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involvement in the middle east. i wonder if you can go into that in sort of a cliff notes version here -- >> it is 700 pages. >> that is why i asked for the cliff notes version. this comparative analysis between middle east and the founding of the united states and how the u.s. development has influenced the middle east development, and at some point i think we'll all also get into what that has to do with the civil war and the statue of liberty. let's start with the overview. >> the overview is the middle east and america have had profound impacts in shaping one another. the middle east was fundamentally involved in the founding of the american constitution. i knew that would get you. >> i am listening. >> it is simple. i mentioned the barbary wars. they were the first foreign wars america fought after the american revolution, against the pirates of what is today libya, tunisia, morocco and algeria, and america did not have a navy and they could not have one until they collected taxes. the question of how to fight
involvement in the middle east. i wonder if you can go into that in sort of a cliff notes version here -- >> it is 700 pages. >> that is why i asked for the cliff notes version. this comparative analysis between middle east and the founding of the united states and how the u.s. development has influenced the middle east development, and at some point i think we'll all also get into what that has to do with the civil war and the statue of liberty. let's start with the overview....
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the middle east. that's why he's embarked in a historic rebuilding of our military, that he believes very much of the reagan doctrine of peace through strength, that the best way to prevent a war is to be strong. and with that background he has directed us to exploit to the greatest degree possible the economic and diplomatic tools at our disposal. and so that brings us to the always-overarching top uk of iran. the maximum pressure campaign that the president developed to change the regime change in iran was hardly impulsive or not well-informed. when we came into office 2 1/2 years ago -- it's gone awfully quickly -- we were still participant in the jcpoa. and we renewed twice the congressional waivers required to remain in the jcpoa the first six months so that we could study the issue and develop our policy, the second six months to give our friends and allies a chance to potentially revise the deal into a condition -- into a state that the president would find acceptable. when that did not happen,
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and in the middle east -- america alone. and in the middle east, the united states is working to blrks as the president said, a coalition of nations who share the aim of stamping out extremism and providing our children a hopeful future that does honor to god. and the winds of change can already be felt across the middle east. israel's prime minister openly visits oman. just last week pope francis visited the united arab emirates. longstanding enemies are becoming partners. old foes are finding new ground for cooperation. and the descendents of eye sick -- isaac andish mail are coming together in common cause like never before. this historic conference is a testament to the truth that a new era has begun. together with our allies, the united states has brought the full force of our military to drive radical islamic terrorism from the face of the earth. we've taken the fight to radical islamic terrorists on their terms -- on their soil and on our terms. president trump gave our commanders in the field the authority they neede
and in the middle east -- america alone. and in the middle east, the united states is working to blrks as the president said, a coalition of nations who share the aim of stamping out extremism and providing our children a hopeful future that does honor to god. and the winds of change can already be felt across the middle east. israel's prime minister openly visits oman. just last week pope francis visited the united arab emirates. longstanding enemies are becoming partners. old foes are finding...
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war in the middle east. there was also concern over the oil embargo that happened after the yom kippur war war that wreaked havoc on the u.s. economy. one of the reasons we ended up winning the election against ford. he did not want to have a repeat of another arab oil embargo. i think it is fair to say that as great as it was kissinger's incremental policy of is warily withdrawal has really run its course. israel was not going to make more incremental withdrawals unless it got something very significant like peace. carter also as an engineer had the notion not only on foreign-policy but domestic, a comprehensive agreement. he wasn't satisfied with the bilateral peace agreement. he told me he surprised himself. martin mentioned kissinger. carter didn't know the palestinians at all. he became endeared with their plight, retracting it through his view of the civil rights movement in the south. he said to me remarkably that he saw them as the blacks of the middle east and they are being mistreated more by the i
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that's what it is like in the middle east. it's about the hard, often very unsatisfying step-by-step efforts on the foreign policy. and it's hard to engage that success in even years. and the alternative, the real, the real point we have to be able to make to the american people is that we are being careful in the risk of cost and dollars and lives. but that no role there would worsen those outcomes and we've certainly seen that happen as well. >> so cat let me just follow up by asking how do we explain that there are four times the number of jihadis now, 17 years after 9/11? is there something to our presence there causing the, i mean we are, we are engaged in bombing seven different countries. the military is spread out across north africa now. do we need to ask whether our presence may be generating recruitists for these jihadist networks? >> well there's no doubt historically and today, the physical presence of u.s. and western military forces is something that jihadists can use as a recruitment tool, if you will. we have
that's what it is like in the middle east. it's about the hard, often very unsatisfying step-by-step efforts on the foreign policy. and it's hard to engage that success in even years. and the alternative, the real, the real point we have to be able to make to the american people is that we are being careful in the risk of cost and dollars and lives. but that no role there would worsen those outcomes and we've certainly seen that happen as well. >> so cat let me just follow up by asking...
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the middle east. thank you to the folks from c- span who are watching and the folks streaming this live over the atlantic council website. for those who don't know me my name is william wexler and i lead the atlantic count will work on the middle east and the direct of the center for the middle east which is your host for this afternoon. this is a question that would not have been asked a decade ago. china does not have historical ties in the region that china has economic connections that are modest not that long ago but, now, is a question that many people in the region are asking more and more and many people in the u.s. diplomatic intelligence and military apparatus are asking more and more. and many people in china are asking more and more about how they are broached this region as part of their initiative and wider diplomatic initiatives and part of their need for energy resources. >> what we see right now is the economic relationship between china and the middle east, quite deep and deepening.
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step in wringing peace to the middle east. first of all, there was a caliphate that was raging and that physical caliphate was destroyed and brought justice. you reassured our friends in israel who suffered at the end of the last administration with the u.n. resolution, he moved the capital to jerusalem and recognize the goal on heights. in the broader region, you had a very difficult situation in afghanistan where our american soldiers were coming home injured, wounded, sadly, in some cases dead. you brought a peace agreement with the taliban and we are going to have less than half the number of troops in afghanistan then when you started your term of office. now you have brought about this historic peace deal between the uae and israel. this is the first time in 25 years israel and the arab country have had a normalized to poetic relations and entered into a peace deal. they are the two most capable countries in the middle east and they are innovative allies. it's great for israel, it's great for the uae and it's great for t
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that house the humanitarian presence in the middle east. it's not always been about access, a close relationship with israel or deploying the military force for the purpose of the national security and americans spend their for injured 50 years given to the region and much more practical and beneficial ways for the people in the region and not just for us. that's why in the book i wanted them to inouye and then i wanted the american people to know that story. >> who was michael and what happened to him? >> a professor at the science of ucla who happened to leave before it arrived to work on my ph.d.. he had gone up in beirut and his family was on the faculty. though he had made a distinguished career in the united states she went home in the early 80's to lead the school during the period of particularly difficult times when it was structured to to the civil war and the israeli encouragement in 1982, sitting with hammes the school was under assault, there wasn't a lot of personal danger, but he believed that going back and running the schoo
that house the humanitarian presence in the middle east. it's not always been about access, a close relationship with israel or deploying the military force for the purpose of the national security and americans spend their for injured 50 years given to the region and much more practical and beneficial ways for the people in the region and not just for us. that's why in the book i wanted them to inouye and then i wanted the american people to know that story. >> who was michael and what...
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policy challenges in the middle east. i think this is particularly true of kermit roosevelt, nicknamed kim, and i think that it's just to return to that, started out with, and the friend of arab nationalism is working to overthrow a nationalist prime minister in iran. i think if you study papers and you read his memoir of the event, you know, it's clear that the cold war, u.s. [laughter] iranian oil fields are important considerations for roosevelt as they were for other americans involved in the panning of the operation, but for him personally, i think what really caused him to run this operation to see it through to the end was this desire to play spy games and act in the tradition of the lawrence and the hero of the novel that had inspired his nickname. his memoirs in 1953 operation "counter cue" published rather unfortunately, 1959, of course, the year of the iranian revolution. the memoir reads almost like an old-fashioned british adventure story in the tradition of kipling or john in particular. i just read "the dre
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profoundly unstable middle east. all of that so overshadows anything that has occurred since the winter of 2011. >> taking the last two questions . i will take them one after another and then we will be out of time. >> following on your answer about what advice you would give the israeli government in -- in the peace negotiations, do you think the israeli government is pursuing the negotiations with an actual goal of a peace deal and do you think the same is true for palestinian eater ship? in other words, do they want a deal to come out of this war is the value simply and having the conversation and meeting the request that they do. >> thank you. peter sherborn minor or operation. you spoke on the impacts of events on the united states. how would you answer the question put in the following way, what is germany without peace done for u.s. interests in the past 50 years? >> leslie go back to the question about israel /palestinians. as ambassador, i participated in many of the peace talks. virtually all the meetings b
profoundly unstable middle east. all of that so overshadows anything that has occurred since the winter of 2011. >> taking the last two questions . i will take them one after another and then we will be out of time. >> following on your answer about what advice you would give the israeli government in -- in the peace negotiations, do you think the israeli government is pursuing the negotiations with an actual goal of a peace deal and do you think the same is true for palestinian...
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-funded broadcast in the middle east. then we will hear from harvard profess professor, rosabeth moss kanter, her book is "move: putting america's infrastructure back in the lead" and after that a discussion from the los angeles' times festival of books on infrastructure, engineering and science. later, a duke university civil engineer professor talks about the u.s. highway and road system in his book "the road taken" washington journal is live with news every day for you. last week, hillary clinton revealed her economic plans and we will discuss those plans on tuesday with the managing director for the economic for for american progress. and steven diamond on the obama's administration plan to admit 10,000 syrian refuges and the expectation for the status approval and the debate surrounding the refuge program. be sure to watch wash washington journal live at 7 a.m. eastern time. >> this week on the "the communicators" we visit the middle east broadcaster. mbn provides news to the world and a u.s. perspective on terrorism
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image of the middle east. i would most definitely say we don't see these as client states that we are just working with transactionally. it is a challenge because the region is so volatile and there are so many different centers of power, so to speak. but our image is really to try to build our security architecture with those countries that we can work with, that overtime they work successfully together to sure up their own defenses and see that cooperation with each other is better than fighting each other. i will say from a d.o.d. perspective, we just come out with the tools that we have. you know, a point that we like to make and i actually think it's true is that if you can build a certain amount of respect for security services and ministries of defense that are run appropriately and are non-corrupt and employ the right people with the right qualifications, the militaries can be exemplars for the rest of society in terms of the way government is supposed to work. it's a challenge. it's hard, but that is
image of the middle east. i would most definitely say we don't see these as client states that we are just working with transactionally. it is a challenge because the region is so volatile and there are so many different centers of power, so to speak. but our image is really to try to build our security architecture with those countries that we can work with, that overtime they work successfully together to sure up their own defenses and see that cooperation with each other is better than...
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a a paradox at the center of american foreign policy visa v the middle east the greater middle east and it's the following it's quite simple actually united states has represented democratization for over two centuries now united states was the second country become democratic or arguably even the first before britain depending how one defines it but it was one of the very very very few in the world netherlands britain united states and over the twentieth century especially since woodrow wilson hundred years ago united states government has made it its policy to enhance democracy to encourage democracy and has done so with extraordinary success russia as an example we we were part of the process certainly was i did a lot of russian or people would disagree with that very softly very strongly with the question that. this is a forum or dictators that you can question all you like. excuse me i'm talking all right gentlemen states and i've been in that mode if you were a saudi to the last time here i'm going to have to go to a break and we'll go back to daniel when we get back from the brea
a a paradox at the center of american foreign policy visa v the middle east the greater middle east and it's the following it's quite simple actually united states has represented democratization for over two centuries now united states was the second country become democratic or arguably even the first before britain depending how one defines it but it was one of the very very very few in the world netherlands britain united states and over the twentieth century especially since woodrow wilson...
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in the middle east? we have to do more to make them rise. >> there are more stem grads who are female in the middle east than there are in the united states. a
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in the middle east? we have to do more to make them rise. >> there are more stem grads who are female in the middle east than there are in the united states. a >> the aspen security forum discussed military capability with defense department officials who addressed take ways from the your -- the war in ukraine, private sector collaboration and new technology. this is about 35 minutes. morning. this is
in the middle east? we have to do more to make them rise. >> there are more stem grads who are female in the middle east than there are in the united states. a >> the aspen security forum discussed military capability with defense department officials who addressed take ways from the your -- the war in ukraine, private sector collaboration and new technology. this is about 35 minutes. morning. this is
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diplomacy in the middle east. live coverage on c-span. >> there was a time when american secretaries traveled the world and those travels made headlines. there was a time when middle east peacemaking was the center of a met -- foreign policy. they may apply in 2021, 1, 1 never really knows. the lessons at least from that. being still apply to leaders today. we still move to learn, both republican and democrat, how to make deals. how to use the leverage. how to use the assets. how to use the goodwill of the united states to achieve breakthroughs for peace. we would like to take a step back drawing on the lessons of the achievements of three very different individuals. three very different peacemakers, all of whom have impressive accomplishments to their bank records. we are doing that with three terrific biographers. it is a very special opportunity to gather together stu isenstat, who have written over the last few years collectively, three outstanding biographies of three american peacemakers. stuart eisenstadt,
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and china in the middle east. but the fact is both of us have vital strategic interests in the region. clearly a lively dinner set off a year of back and forth and dialogue and culminated in being able to issue a report today. i'm just going to quickly let you know who is on the stage with us. immediately to my right is a senior fellow shanghai institute and deputy director of the department of american studies. dr. wu is focus said on china/american security relationship and arms control and nuclear deterrent issues very relevant in the middle east as we speak right now. immediately to her right is rudy deleon senior fellow here at the national security team at cap. he's been at cap since 2007. many of you know rudy well. former deputy secretary of defense for the united states. he has been very deeply engaged in u.s./china relations. among the people here he probably splits his time between the middle east and china more than anyone else. he is perfectly suited for this job today. immediately to his dr. is senio
and china in the middle east. but the fact is both of us have vital strategic interests in the region. clearly a lively dinner set off a year of back and forth and dialogue and culminated in being able to issue a report today. i'm just going to quickly let you know who is on the stage with us. immediately to my right is a senior fellow shanghai institute and deputy director of the department of american studies. dr. wu is focus said on china/american security relationship and arms control and...
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interest in the middle east. we have invested more than 50 million -- $50 billion in egypt's army over the past 40 years and they did so by -- supply support to us, but recently that army has been focused more on internal repressing than regional security. saudi arabia and the uae are capable of projecting military power the on their border than the way they were decades ago, but they also do things contrary to u.s. interests. the second assumption, if we don't sell them weapons, they will turn to china or russia. the u.s. is a partner of choice not only because our equipment is far superior, but also because of long-term training, maintenance and security that comes with the sales. it's time to ask whether the threat that less arms from the u.s. will cause our partners to abandon us and turn to russia or china, whether the threat is real or a red herring. third, close military relationships with these countries, bring them into the club. it helps professionalize them, incentivizes these nations to become more re
interest in the middle east. we have invested more than 50 million -- $50 billion in egypt's army over the past 40 years and they did so by -- supply support to us, but recently that army has been focused more on internal repressing than regional security. saudi arabia and the uae are capable of projecting military power the on their border than the way they were decades ago, but they also do things contrary to u.s. interests. the second assumption, if we don't sell them weapons, they will turn...
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in the middle east. and the second core theme is that the biggest beneficiary of america's ongoing decline in the middle east is the islamic republic of iran. if you're not sure you agree with these propositions, i want to ask you to compare the relative positions of the united states and the islamic republic of iran in the middle east today with where they were on the eve of 9/11, just over ten years ago. on the eve of 9/11, every single government in the middle east was either pro-american, like the governments in egypt and turkey, in negotiations effectively to become pro-american, like the governments in syria and libya, or anti-iranian like the taliban government in afghanistan and saddam hussein's government in iraq. every single government in the middle east was either pro-american, in negotiations to become pro-american or anti-iranian, a pretty good position for the united states in the middle east. but because of elections, elections, today governments across the middle east in egypt, tunisia,
in the middle east. and the second core theme is that the biggest beneficiary of america's ongoing decline in the middle east is the islamic republic of iran. if you're not sure you agree with these propositions, i want to ask you to compare the relative positions of the united states and the islamic republic of iran in the middle east today with where they were on the eve of 9/11, just over ten years ago. on the eve of 9/11, every single government in the middle east was either pro-american,...
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mohammed is one of the great leaders of the middle east. after 49 years israel and the united arab emirates will fully normalize their diplomatic relations, they will exchange embassies and ambassadors and begin cooperation across the ofrd and do a broad range areas including tourism, education, health care, trade, and security. this is a truly historic moment. not since the israel jordan peace treaty we signed more than 25 years ago has so much progress been made towards peace in the middle east by uniting two of america's closest and most capable partners in the region, something they said could not be done, this is a significant step towards building a more peaceful, secure, and prosperous middle east. ice has been broken i expect more arab and muslim countries will follow the united arab emirates lead. is notto thank them, it surprising knowing mohammed so well. positionin that lead and normalize relations with israel, we are already discussing this with other goodns, very powerful very nations and people that want to see peace in the m
mohammed is one of the great leaders of the middle east. after 49 years israel and the united arab emirates will fully normalize their diplomatic relations, they will exchange embassies and ambassadors and begin cooperation across the ofrd and do a broad range areas including tourism, education, health care, trade, and security. this is a truly historic moment. not since the israel jordan peace treaty we signed more than 25 years ago has so much progress been made towards peace in the middle...
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can exit the middle east. he's kidding himself nato doesn't function without a strong going to what is the point of equal what's the right balance there because when you look at u.s. contributions to nato staggeringly large u.k. next got britain france italy is like way way down so i i've been looking into the numbers but there's another side of it which asked the question is there a moral hazard problem that's been created by the u.s. essentially being there as a guarantor as a guarantor of last resort on all of these issues and does it not make sense for the u.s. to step back and say we're going to step back and you ought to do more and nato whatever form it is not that the u.s. would be absent but the u.s. might not be leading as much and certainly i think that would be consistent with president obama as well yeah i think it's a been a position of many administrations going back years from the inception of nato and the europeans need to carry more of the weight and i think this is an opportunity to rebalanc
can exit the middle east. he's kidding himself nato doesn't function without a strong going to what is the point of equal what's the right balance there because when you look at u.s. contributions to nato staggeringly large u.k. next got britain france italy is like way way down so i i've been looking into the numbers but there's another side of it which asked the question is there a moral hazard problem that's been created by the u.s. essentially being there as a guarantor as a guarantor of...
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east to the middle east with the u.s. and europe potentially playing a supporting well how do we get there. well 1st of all the middle eastern countries themselves that rely on the protection of the united states of america including saudi arabia and a lot of the arabian peninsula those countries need to learn how to stand on their own 2 feet because as the guest from copenhagen said rightly said the balance of power isn't or there is no real balance of power it's kind of skewed i would say in iran's favor they have a more kind of established program in terms of using their proxies. that transnational network extends from iran into iraq into syria into lebanon all the way around into yemen so they are way ahead of the game if the u.s. was to unilaterally withdraw for example or there'd be less international involvement that balance of power completely shift in iran's favor so 1st and foremost these countries need to develop their own capacities and capabilities they also need to be able to learn how to engage with one ano
east to the middle east with the u.s. and europe potentially playing a supporting well how do we get there. well 1st of all the middle eastern countries themselves that rely on the protection of the united states of america including saudi arabia and a lot of the arabian peninsula those countries need to learn how to stand on their own 2 feet because as the guest from copenhagen said rightly said the balance of power isn't or there is no real balance of power it's kind of skewed i would say in...
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east and he decided to basically to succumb to the elites in the middle east to the agendas that competing agendas. in that in that time he has pretty much drowned under those agendas and can't seem to find his footing there is no coherent theme to his point foreign policy whether it be in the middle east or in the broader global sphere and i think that has caused some critical damage to the confidence that both domestic front and globally in in america in terms of what it's you know what its role is as a dominant power. and as a leader and without that coherent theme without that coherent strategy he comes off is a second guess or a guy who doesn't follow through on his on his goals and and and i think the time is running out for his administration. to advance some sort of legacy where his foreign policy is concerned you know if i have to agree with. him. the map of the middle east in my head right now and i'm just going from country to country and i'm going you know like libya egypt israel saudi arabia of course syria is a little bit different in iraq i mean nobody in those countries par
east and he decided to basically to succumb to the elites in the middle east to the agendas that competing agendas. in that in that time he has pretty much drowned under those agendas and can't seem to find his footing there is no coherent theme to his point foreign policy whether it be in the middle east or in the broader global sphere and i think that has caused some critical damage to the confidence that both domestic front and globally in in america in terms of what it's you know what its...
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but the war is now reshuffling the cards in the middle east. how can the us prevent a broader war flaring up in the region? so there are your thoughts on that? can the us really prevent flaring up war in this region? can bibidn really contain this? i mean, right now, president biden, the us is still the leading force in the world, the leading power, the leading hegemon and president biden must do something to try to stop a configuration of the middle east, but he can hegemon and president biden must do something to try to only do it also with partners. chancellor schultz was also in egypt, annalena barabak was also in the middle east so it is in our interest to make sure that in egypt, annalena barabak was also in the middle east stability can be achieved. but first and foremost, israel does need to react to happened last week. and hamas is sort of discredit itself as a party to negotiate with hamas must be dismantled and israel has the right to exist. but certainly the hope is that eventually this two state solution could get back on track and
but the war is now reshuffling the cards in the middle east. how can the us prevent a broader war flaring up in the region? so there are your thoughts on that? can the us really prevent flaring up war in this region? can bibidn really contain this? i mean, right now, president biden, the us is still the leading force in the world, the leading power, the leading hegemon and president biden must do something to try to stop a configuration of the middle east, but he can hegemon and president biden...
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east today that to power in the middle east today that that. that doesn't have answers yeah but i mean you will have to end on nap. that doesn't have answers yeah but i mean you will have to end on that point here but you know the lack of principles the feeling someone else is now to resources so they can't point here but you know the lack of principles stealing someone else's now to resources so they can't rebuild to build build build i mean i don't know i don't have no more don't have more back confed be the ok button can be ok but unfortunately it's not really part of the. that way in western media gentlemen that's all the time we have many thanks and i guess only it's not really portrayed that way in western media gentlemen that's all the time we have many thanks to my guests in washington plymouth and in norman and thanks to our viewers for watching us here c.n.n. washington plymouth and in norman and thanks to our viewers for watching us here darkie see you next time and remember. next time and remember. she. cooked up the dishes issue so
east today that to power in the middle east today that that. that doesn't have answers yeah but i mean you will have to end on nap. that doesn't have answers yeah but i mean you will have to end on that point here but you know the lack of principles the feeling someone else is now to resources so they can't point here but you know the lack of principles stealing someone else's now to resources so they can't rebuild to build build build i mean i don't know i don't have no more don't have more...
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experts say tensions in the middle east were, of course, a major factor. and now the question is, how far will israel and iran go in the new round of confrontation, will they stop or continue the escalation? price and oil and gas and... gold it will grow, the entire limit is determined only by how long the crisis situation in the middle east will last and what scale it will actually acquire, if there is a military escalation, then at the moment the prices for individual types of products and types of assets, they can skyrocket just astronomically. so far, fears about this have not come true. a complete stop of air traffic in the region, the closed skies regime over israel was in effect for only one night, after which russian carriers resumed flights, but a number of european airlines have suspended flights to the middle east, thailand's largest carrier said that its planes will fly over iran and the region as a whole on the way to europe. in terms of geography, the world...
experts say tensions in the middle east were, of course, a major factor. and now the question is, how far will israel and iran go in the new round of confrontation, will they stop or continue the escalation? price and oil and gas and... gold it will grow, the entire limit is determined only by how long the crisis situation in the middle east will last and what scale it will actually acquire, if there is a military escalation, then at the moment the prices for individual types of products and...
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so as you just heard this book is about the middle east, i am at the middle east 20 years ago. i graduated stanford university in 1996 and the idea was that i was going to go to a place where i thought there'd be a lot of news, the middle middle east seem like a good choice. i was going to start on my way and i was going to become a grape or correspondent or at least a working foreign correspondent. so i moved to cairo, i really looked at the map. i had the map of the middle east in front of me and i thought where my going to go? saddam hussein is a in iraq, not too many options there, syria, syria, jerusalem lots going on but probably oversaturated market to cover. and i thought egypt and its egypt so even if it doesn't work out i'm in egypt which is great. so i packed up a few suitcases and took some money and i arrived and rented an apartment there. i had an incredibly rich experience people untran. people were welcoming to me, they, they wanted me to convert to islam constantly. they would bring me to their homes, they would be me things, i was never ever alone. while that
so as you just heard this book is about the middle east, i am at the middle east 20 years ago. i graduated stanford university in 1996 and the idea was that i was going to go to a place where i thought there'd be a lot of news, the middle middle east seem like a good choice. i was going to start on my way and i was going to become a grape or correspondent or at least a working foreign correspondent. so i moved to cairo, i really looked at the map. i had the map of the middle east in front of me...
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image of the middle east. i would most definitely say that we don't see these as client states that we are just working with transactionally. differentso many centers of powers, so to speak, but our images to build a security architecture with those countries that we can work with, that over time they work successfully together to sure up their own defenses and see that cooperated with each other is better than fighting each other. i will say, from dod perspective, we come with the tools we have. a point we like to make, and i think it's true, if you can build a certain amount of respect for security services and ministries of defense that are run appropriately and are noncorrupt and employ the right people with the right qualifications, the militaries can be sort of exemplars for the rest of society. it's hard but that is our mission nested within larger interagency process that has other tools whether it'd be humanitarian aid or other kinds of state led assistance. i know it's not a completely satisfactory a
image of the middle east. i would most definitely say that we don't see these as client states that we are just working with transactionally. differentso many centers of powers, so to speak, but our images to build a security architecture with those countries that we can work with, that over time they work successfully together to sure up their own defenses and see that cooperated with each other is better than fighting each other. i will say, from dod perspective, we come with the tools we...
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the one problem i would raise is the middle east is one area, they have -- from the middle east. the indian army, liberated the middle east and their indian war senators all over. there is a historic stake in that region of the world and particularly worried about china's encroachment into the bay of bengal, its cooperation with pakistan and that is why india is working with iran to develop a big base that offsets, the china has built for pakistan. the chinese face a problem and sooner or later india may start flexing its muscle and something they have to worry about, they have to worry about china, japan playing a stronger role in the east china seas. they didn't have a free ride. not particularly popular. i didn't worry about russia or china at this moment to the point that i see something vital or strategic. >> a few quick thoughts. on china these are countries that need capital fusions and rebuilding and america is not offering either of those things, would be wise to let that happen and even if in some cases creates chinese influence, we have to comfortable with a little bit
the one problem i would raise is the middle east is one area, they have -- from the middle east. the indian army, liberated the middle east and their indian war senators all over. there is a historic stake in that region of the world and particularly worried about china's encroachment into the bay of bengal, its cooperation with pakistan and that is why india is working with iran to develop a big base that offsets, the china has built for pakistan. the chinese face a problem and sooner or later...
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>> a lot of suspicion on the part of the middle east when the school opened in the 1860's. run by christian missionaries, americans, he did not have very deep roots in the region. it became a path to middle easterners who were not just orthodox christians but muslims and jews. this is the best place to get the best possible education. within a generation, by 1900, eight and become what it remains to the state colleges the harvard of the middle east. what is magnificent about that is it is an all-inclusive institution founded by americans that exists to serve the interests of the people of them released regardless of background. and it's an example of the nez states giving to the region. >> speaking of which, professor, how would you -- to use the bis as being a part of american diplomacy to the middle east? >> only indirectly. the leaders of the school has traditionally attempted to maintain independence from the united states government. which i think. it serves american interests in the sense that it gives ministers of whatever background and faith and awareness that stat
>> a lot of suspicion on the part of the middle east when the school opened in the 1860's. run by christian missionaries, americans, he did not have very deep roots in the region. it became a path to middle easterners who were not just orthodox christians but muslims and jews. this is the best place to get the best possible education. within a generation, by 1900, eight and become what it remains to the state colleges the harvard of the middle east. what is magnificent about that is it is...
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and keep in mind, we are talking middle east -- talking about the middle east where there is need for most industries to grow just just because that i think the middle east still has room to grow. and the other thing is that you look at the population in the middle east as well and the whole demographics is in our favor. francine: because they are young and therefore these are -- the youthful spend a lot more in five to 10 years. how will the economy shift? mohamed: i think the economy will shift positively, because i believe middle eastern governments are really working harder than any time in the past. you see positive changes taking place. saudi arabia, i think that is the same thing within the uae. i would look at egypt. i am quite interested in egypt as well and all the changes taking place in egypt. with all the other issues we have in the middle east, i don't think it is going to get any worse than this. we are looking forward to a more positive trend in policy and in politics and economic growth. francine: in terms of growth country by country, which is a country that will out
and keep in mind, we are talking middle east -- talking about the middle east where there is need for most industries to grow just just because that i think the middle east still has room to grow. and the other thing is that you look at the population in the middle east as well and the whole demographics is in our favor. francine: because they are young and therefore these are -- the youthful spend a lot more in five to 10 years. how will the economy shift? mohamed: i think the economy will...
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well, russia is not necessarily interested in the middle east because of the middle east, per say. what russian president vladimir putin is after is to weaken the united states in the west. and the middle east is adjacent to europe and the united states has been the major actor in the region. so by intervening and syria and rescuing bashar are said, he made an impression on other leaders in the region. in contrast to the way in which they viewed president obama's actions when there was an uprising in egypt in which after just a few days the president ice, they started talking about america's 30 year ally in egypt about a transition from power ferocity, mubarak that difference where the days supported are set, are not made an impression on the leaders in the major powers in the region that the russians were competent, non ideological, and making a play for leadership in the region that undoubtedly, undoubtedly those actions made. the russians seem a more attractive option than united states, and suddenly the russians are selling more weaponry to the egyptians than they have since th
well, russia is not necessarily interested in the middle east because of the middle east, per say. what russian president vladimir putin is after is to weaken the united states in the west. and the middle east is adjacent to europe and the united states has been the major actor in the region. so by intervening and syria and rescuing bashar are said, he made an impression on other leaders in the region. in contrast to the way in which they viewed president obama's actions when there was an...
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/middle east relations. if you look at all the major news stories in the region today from egypt to syria to iran, their origins can be traced to this foundational moment when the u.s. established an official presence in the middle east and when the cia was created and ran these operations. so in other words, i think if you really want to understand what's going on now, we do have to know about this earlier history. thanks very much for your attention. [applause] >> so i have two quick questions. one, in the '40s, the state department was also full of arabists. george what are shall, i think, threatened to resign if true han recognized israel, or at least he was very unhappy about it. so were these people connected with the state department people? .. so, you know it's a widespread phenomenon in u.s. governing circles at this point and a number of people believe that the u.s. should be throwing its weight behind arab world rather than behind israel and they should oppose the partition of palestine and u.s. r
/middle east relations. if you look at all the major news stories in the region today from egypt to syria to iran, their origins can be traced to this foundational moment when the u.s. established an official presence in the middle east and when the cia was created and ran these operations. so in other words, i think if you really want to understand what's going on now, we do have to know about this earlier history. thanks very much for your attention. [applause] >> so i have two quick...
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allies and bases in the middle east. the last administration and this administration, 3 round of international sanctions. the choice of two path, negotiation or isolation, iran's leaders ignored our choice, using negotiations and partial collaboration to divide the international community, stave off international sanctions and continue their nuclear pursuits. i can only assume iran's leaders calculate the influence and security that they see as provided by nuclear weapons or by reaching the threshold of having them outweigh whatever condemnation and sanctions emerge from the multilateral process. increasingly i would argue we must base our plans and diplomacy on the assumption that iran will have nuclear-weapons. did i mention i am speaking for myself? i want to make that clear. iran's leaders, once nuclear-armed, may not be so suicidal as to launch nuclear attacks against israel, the united states or their partners or allies around the region but iran's leaders may engage in nuclear brinksmanship. dangerous as, tory beh
allies and bases in the middle east. the last administration and this administration, 3 round of international sanctions. the choice of two path, negotiation or isolation, iran's leaders ignored our choice, using negotiations and partial collaboration to divide the international community, stave off international sanctions and continue their nuclear pursuits. i can only assume iran's leaders calculate the influence and security that they see as provided by nuclear weapons or by reaching the...
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and not only from the middle east , thank you. well, now it is authorized to declare the united states is losing the role of the main orbit in the middle east their willpower has no limits for sweets. i look, but do not take. sometimes tears flow, but do not take their craving for their own ideal. the unstoppable result should be when you start polishing. she has property. i have to see more than just my face in the reflection. i have to see the eyes for the result they are capable of doing. i wrote everything to the kantsekans. eh, so they invited me and later, when i was already talking with my colleagues, let's say. uh, from europe they were surprised, they say, do corsicans really contact you belarusians look at the project of talented, bright and purposeful on our tv channel. facts that have been hidden under the heading secret for decades. you just need to have a wild fantasy to imagine how i went out there, took away children and threw children to shepherd dogs, eyewitness accounts and miraculously, surviving prisoners of c
and not only from the middle east , thank you. well, now it is authorized to declare the united states is losing the role of the main orbit in the middle east their willpower has no limits for sweets. i look, but do not take. sometimes tears flow, but do not take their craving for their own ideal. the unstoppable result should be when you start polishing. she has property. i have to see more than just my face in the reflection. i have to see the eyes for the result they are capable of doing. i...
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it's nott the middle east. maybe it's the environment so therefore you should go to a place you think the environment is going to be most impacted. put your self in a place like the great wayne gretzky know where it is going to be and not where it is now. so, think about where the politics are going to be the next 20 years and then go there. >> so what you say may be africa? >> i think frankly the coalition of environment and urbanization are going to define the next generation of times. i'm not sure if the next 20 years going to the middle east you may have missed it. in the last ten or 15 years there were two major american ground wars in the middle east, one of which didn't go particularly well. and hundreds of thousands of troops that were cycling through. are you going to do better in the next ten years and gets more action in the middle east than that? probably not. i doubt the 101st airborne division is ever going to be deployed to baghdad again in our lifetimes. i could be wrong. but i don't anticipate
it's nott the middle east. maybe it's the environment so therefore you should go to a place you think the environment is going to be most impacted. put your self in a place like the great wayne gretzky know where it is going to be and not where it is now. so, think about where the politics are going to be the next 20 years and then go there. >> so what you say may be africa? >> i think frankly the coalition of environment and urbanization are going to define the next generation of...
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east so looking at had this son the divisions will be a big part of what's going on in the middle east if you what do you think i mean i use new york colonialism you seem to agree he didn't. this is not a green i think this is just semantics the u.s. is behaving just a. imperialist new clueless but we're so this isn't changing regardless of all we made try to see things differently the u.s. is trying as much as it can to gain influence i wouldn't agree with with the saying that the u.s. is effectively trying to retreat from syria over the middle east and concentrate on the gulf you know to some extent perhaps in egypt but the u.s. is trying to gain a lot of ground. you know trying to the outcome of the crisis in syria to the advantage of the jihad and the and the armed opposition josh are you afraid that syria is just going to explode we had libya imploded but syria could explode and then again let's say with the sectarian issue well i'd not sure i think that has been overblown the sort of first world war in the middle east because syria sectarian problems are just going to sweep over
east so looking at had this son the divisions will be a big part of what's going on in the middle east if you what do you think i mean i use new york colonialism you seem to agree he didn't. this is not a green i think this is just semantics the u.s. is behaving just a. imperialist new clueless but we're so this isn't changing regardless of all we made try to see things differently the u.s. is trying as much as it can to gain influence i wouldn't agree with with the saying that the u.s. is...